Thursday, December 15, 2016

#MyMuttyTopFive - Fun with a New blogger and the 25 Days of Holiday Fun has Started!

has honored us with a tag for their Five Things post so we can learn more about them and their fairly new blog.

You can participate in the #Mymuttytop5 with us and can use our questions or your own but don’t forget to tag 5 blogs you like to read (and let them know) and please tag Riley too as they are trying to make new friends in this new place.

So here we go.The first top five."Incorrect Spelling with Punctuation".

What the Dog?! - that's not mine - that's mom's editing program taking over the computer. Mom's the author that can't spell, my spellinc is purfek.

"Incorrect Verb Form with Personal Pronoun"

Mom - can you fix this? Grammarly is NOT giving it up!

Thanks, Mom. Ok, trying it again!

Black Labs - Proud to wear their "Frequently Barks Inside" cap

Mom's top 5:DOG BREEDS (these are breeds that Mom has had as family members)

MY FAVORITE DOG BREEDSI'm partial to a certain long haired dachshund.MY SPARE TIME ACTIVITIESStuffie InspectionBloggingCatching the treat in my mouthNapping by the door so I can bark at the UPS guyLaying at Mom's feet while she reads (she loves mysteries)

MY ICE CREAM FLAVORSThere's more than one flavor?Mom, you have some explaining to do!!!

MY FAVORITE PLACESCouch with Mom and Dad watching Dr. Who, Corner Gas, and Bones (I LOVE BONES!)Sniffing around the Flowers trying to surprise the WabbitsBack of Dad's car during a rideThe stand of spruces with all the squirrels next to the houseThe Pet People Store in Western Springs, IL (they are PAW-some)

OMD OMD I LOVE your FBI (Frequently Barks Inside) Cap... it is so... ummmm EXCITING... Yes, it is Exciting. {{Blush}} you like a Certain Long Haired Dachshund??? Would that be ME??? I HOPE SO. OMD somebuddy in your family actually HAD a Dachshund??? THAT is super to know. Love this post... getting to know MORE about YOU... and your mom. We went to Riley's blog and are now following him. Blogville needs MORE Citizens.

PEE S... guess what ARRIVED at our house yesterday??? A BOX... butt MOM wouldn't let me open it... She is SUCH a GRINCH. We thank you in advance.

WOOF! WOOF!

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Shared for those that Care

Job 12:7

"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.

Order Saving Grace Just .99 for ebook

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and bad guys, and a career in federal service doing something with secret squirrels and some good guys. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later.

Amen.

Abby the Lab Mom's Author Page

FIVE STARS

No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

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